Total of 54 crimes registered under the
Criminal Offences Act for the first week of 2012, compared to 41 in 52nd week of 2011.

Out of the 54 criminal offences registered 36
were registered at Central Police Station (Nuku'alofa), 10 - Mu'a, 05 -
Nukunuku station and 03 at Vaini station.
No criminal offences were registered at Ha'apai, Vava'u and ‘Eua.

Total of 24 offences registered under other
Acts besides Criminal Offences Act. Majority were offences under Order in
Public Places Act, - 17 at Central Police Station, 05 - Mu'a Station and 01
each at Vaini and Nukunuku Stations.

In relation to Traffic Act & Regulations,
total of 181 offences were registered.
Most offences registered relates to motor vehicles not registered for
December quarter and nonpayment of annual license. There were no major traffic accidents causing
injuries or road deaths during the report period.

Special
Police operation consisting of investigators and Tactical Response Group
(T.R.G.) are working round the clock to arrest three (03) male offenders in
relation to an armed robbery incident about after 11pm on Friday 06 January
2012 at a petrol station on Fatafehi Road, Kolofo'ou.

Two
(02) of the disguised offenders were armed with shot gun and hand gun (pistol)
approached the 53 years old male petrol station supervisor and demanded money,
as the supervisor and three (03) male employees were closing down the station.

The
supervisor tussled with one of the offenders and the offender with the shot gun
fired two shots, one injured the left leg of the supervisor.

The
offenders then fled the scene on the supervisor's vehicle (Toyota Hilux van)
which police found early Saturday morning (07/01/2012) abandoned at a location
near Hofoa village.

Management
of the petrol station confirmed no money was stolen during the incident.

Forensic
evidence is now assisting police investigators to confirm identity of
offenders.

The
injured petrol station supervisor is recovering well at Vaiola Hospital.

Statistics on robbery
using firearms since 2009 indicates that there was 01 case in 2009, 04 - 2010
and 05 in 2011. Police investigations
continues.